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The short answer
Buying reviews on ReputationManage is illegal: fabricating Google reviews is a deceptive commercial practice (fines up to EUR 300,000 and 2 years in prison, EUR 750,000 and 5 years for online offenses) and a violation of Google's policies. The service also sells negative reviews, which adds a risk of disparagement liability. OpenAvis collects real reviews legally, starting at €29/month.
ReputationManage is an English-language service that sells Google reviews marketed as "non-drop," both positive (to inflate your rating) and negative (to harm competitors), with location targeting. These practices violate Google's policies and French law, and expose both the buyer of positive reviews and the buyer of negative ones. OpenAvis does the opposite: it collects real reviews, without ever fabricating or buying any.
What you're risking
VSReputationManage| Criteria | ReputationManage | OpenAvis |
|---|---|---|
Selling fabricated reviews (positive and negative) Reviews written with no connection to a real customer | Sells fake positive and negative reviews, marketed as "non-drop" | Only real reviews from real customers, never reviews aimed at third parties |
Compliance with Google's policies Adherence to the terms of service on fake engagement | A banned practice; the "non-drop" promise doesn't survive AI detection | Collection compliant with Google's terms of service, with no risk of penalty |
Compliance with French law Adherence to the Consumer Code | A deceptive commercial practice; fake negative reviews add a risk of disparagement liability | Legal collection, with no exposure to penalties |
Safety of your Google Business Profile Risk of removal or a ban | Exposes you to a ban - Google removed 240 million fraudulent reviews in 2024 | No risk: the reviews come from real customers |
Collection from real customers Requesting reviews from actual customers | No tool for collecting reviews from real customers | QR code, email and SMS sequences |
Legal identity of the provider Legal notices and an identifiable company | An English-language brand, a protected site with no clear legal identity for a French customer | An identifiable French company, with public terms of service and terms of sale |
ReputationManage's dual offering - fake positive reviews and fake negative reviews - illustrates the maximum risk: inflating your rating is already illegal, but ordering negative reviews against a competitor adds the risk of a disparagement lawsuit. The "non-drop" promise doesn't hold up against Google's AI detection. A business that turns to these services is exposed on every front.
ReputationManage charges for its positive and negative reviews per unit, in dollars, with geographic targeting. But each review can be removed, the listing penalized, and buying fake negative reviews can trigger a lawsuit. OpenAvis costs €29/month (with a free plan to get started) for a reputation built legally.
Get real reviews, legally and risk-free
Try OpenAvis for free, no credit card.
The legal alternative to ReputationManage is to build your reputation on real reviews and to treat competitors fairly. OpenAvis collects real reviews (QR code, email, SMS), filters out negatives before publication and offers a Reporter Space to officially challenge fake reviews - without ever fabricating any or ordering them against third parties.
Public pricing
Plans and add-ons shown right on the pricing page, no quote to request.
Set up in 5 minutes
Account created and QR code generated with no technical skills.
QR code and email collection
Reach your customers at the right moment, with no manual action.
Automated email sequences
Personalized post-visit follow-ups, generated by AI.
AI review analysis
Recurring themes and an action plan generated by Claude.
Website widget
Your reviews shown on your site with a single line of code.
Reporter Space
Get fake negative reviews left by third parties taken down.
Public pro page
A showcase mini-site on top of your Google Business Profile.
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